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Automation
13
Aug

The changing nature of work and skills in the digital age

August 13, 2021
How are #work & skills changing in the #digital age? Via @EU_ScienceHubhttps://t.co/p4gGepjHGg— STOA Panel (@EP_ScienceTech) August 13, 2021 Download the report The changing nature of work and skills in the digital age “The changing nature of work and skills in the digital age” synthesises the main policy-relevant findings stemming from on-going JRC research projects on...
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12
May

Podcast: In Machines We Trust – What’s in a voice

May 12, 2021
Apple Podcasts Preview https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-in-a-voice/id1523584878?i=1000518953755 And we speak with a father who thinks scam artists may have used artificial intelligence to capture the essence of his son’s voice. pic.twitter.com/eAPVMdOZfg— MIT Technology Review (@techreview) May 11, 2021 Synthetic voice technologies are increasingly passing as human. But today’s voice assistants are still a far cry from the hyper-intelligent thinking...
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11
May

TRAILER: BECOMING DATA

May 11, 2021
Co-produced by Data & Society and Public Books, “Becoming Data” is the third season of of Public Books 101, a podcast that turns a scholarly eye towards a world worth studying. https://datasociety.net/library/trailer-becoming-data/ The first episode premieres Monday, May 17, 2021. https://datasociety.simplecast.com/episodes/becoming-data-trailer In the podcast series, Natalie Kerby of Data & Society asks her guests: How...
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26
Dec

The ethics of artificial intelligence, a Swiss Perspective

December 26, 2020
Source: SWI swissinfo.ch https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/machines-and-ethics–artificial-intelligence-switzerland/46213634 Digital technologies hold great promise for the economy and society. But some recent developments, such as face recognition, also present ethical dilemmas. The challenges are immense for Switzerland, which is one of the leading developers of artificial intelligence (AI). This content was published on December 10, 2020. CHRISTIAN RAAFLAUB Digitalisation has...
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21
Sep

Nokia digitalises 100% of global 5G network deployments for faster time to market and ROI

September 21, 2020
21 September, 2020 at 6:29 AM By: Anasia D’mello Nokia has announced that it has digitalised 100% of its 5G network deployments around the world, bringing high-quality, agility and transparency to customers globally. Through the use of digitalisation, machine learning and automation, Nokia is simplifying the deployment of the network infrastructure, accelerating both time-to-market and return...
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22
Nov

Bots Behaving Badly: Can We Trust in an Algorithm-controlled Society?

November 22, 2019
Nov 22, 2019 | Original story from Stanford University Artificial intelligence has moved into the commercial mainstream thanks to the growing prowess of machine learning algorithms that enable computers to train themselves to do things like drive cars, control robots or automate decision-making. But as AI starts handling sensitive tasks, such as helping pick which prisoners...
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09
Nov

The Color of Surveillance: Monitoring of Poor and Working People Reading List

November 9, 2019
We find our speakers through a combination of literature reviews and calls with experts and community leaders. This year, we wanted to share the fruits of that research. Sources written by or featuring our speakers are listed first and are followed by other sources in alphabetical order. General Historical Background: In Our Times, “The Poor Laws,”...
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07
Aug

We Need To Better Educate The Public About AI’s Limitations

August 7, 2019
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2019/08/06/we-need-to-better-educate-the-public-about-ais-limitations/#51266eb260bb by Kalev Leetaru Excerpts Deep learning’s magic-like capabilities mask its very real limitations. To the general public, AI systems stand poised to sweep aside humanity itself, with algorithms replacing human workers and killer robots ready to run amok. Policymakers rush to consider legislation for self-aware machines, the future of capitalism in a job-free world...
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26
Jul

South Africa’s foray into the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Let’s learn to walk before we try to fly

July 26, 2019
As noted from the article: Grave concerns: most notably that automation and AI threaten to disrupt the labour market, as machines become capable of doing people’s jobs. Indeed, if left unmanaged, 4IR could dramatically increase inequality, whereby the riches flow to the owners of capital and technology while the poor become even poorer as they...
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